agents.anac.y2011.TheNegotiator
Class BidsCollection

java.lang.Object
  agents.anac.y2011.TheNegotiator.BidsCollection

public class BidsCollection
extends java.lang.Object

The BidsCollection class stores the bids of the partner and all possible bids.

Author:

Alex Dirkzwager, Mark Hendrikx, Julian de Ruiter

Constructor Summary

BidsCollection()
Creates a BidsCollection-object which stores the partner bids and all possible bids.

Method Summary

void	addPartnerBid(Bid bid, double utility, double time) Add a partner bid to the history.
void	addPossibleBid(Bid bid, double utility) Add a possible bid to the list of possible bids.
Bid	getBestPartnerBids(double threshold) Get a partner bid which has a utility of at least a certain value.
Bid	getOwnBidBetween(double lowerThres, double upperThres)
Bid	getOwnBidBetween(double lowerThres, double upperThres, int counter) Get a random bid between two given thresholds.
Bid	getPartnerBid(int i) Get a partner bid.
java.util.ArrayList<BidDetails>	getPartnerBids()
java.util.ArrayList<BidDetails>	getPossibleBids()
double	getUpperThreshold(double threshold, double percentage) Calculate the upperthreshold based on the lowerthreshold and a given percentage.
void	sortPossibleBids() Sorts all possible bids in reverse natural order.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

BidsCollection

public BidsCollection()

Creates a BidsCollection-object which stores the partner bids and all possible bids.

Method Detail

getPartnerBids

public java.util.ArrayList<BidDetails> getPartnerBids()

Returns:

the partnerBids

getPossibleBids

public java.util.ArrayList<BidDetails> getPossibleBids()

Returns:

the possibleBids

addPartnerBid

public void addPartnerBid(Bid bid,
                          double utility,
                          double time)

Add a partner bid to the history. Bids are stored at the front to preserve the timeline.

Parameters:

bid - made by partner in the current turn

utility - of the bid

addPossibleBid

public void addPossibleBid(Bid bid,
                           double utility)

Add a possible bid to the list of possible bids. The given bid should not violate the constraints of the negotiation.

Parameters:

bid - which is possible

utility - of the bid

sortPossibleBids

public void sortPossibleBids()

Sorts all possible bids in reverse natural order.

getPartnerBid

public Bid getPartnerBid(int i)

Get a partner bid.

Parameters:

i -

Returns:

the i'th bid in the timeline

getBestPartnerBids

public Bid getBestPartnerBids(double threshold)

Get a partner bid which has a utility of at least a certain value. Null is returned if no such bid exists.

Parameters:

threshold -

Returns:

bid with utility > threshold if exists

getOwnBidBetween

public Bid getOwnBidBetween(double lowerThres,
                            double upperThres)

getOwnBidBetween

public Bid getOwnBidBetween(double lowerThres,
                            double upperThres,
                            int counter)

Get a random bid between two given thresholds.

Parameters:

lowerThres - lowerbound threshold

upperThres - upperbound threshold

Returns:

random bid between thresholds

getUpperThreshold

public double getUpperThreshold(double threshold,
                                double percentage)

Calculate the upperthreshold based on the lowerthreshold and a given percentage.

Parameters:

threshold -

percentage -

Returns: